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Stephan Whitaker |

Research Economist

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Stephan Whitaker is a research economist in the Research Department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. His current research focuses on the political economy of private activity municipal bonds. Stephan is active with the bank’s interdepartmental group studying regulatory reform as it relates to consumer protection in financial product markets. He also has a background in program evaluation and worked on the evaluation of the Illinois Going Home prisoner reentry project.

Stephan earned his PhD in public policy from the Harris School at the University of Chicago. He holds an MS in statistics from Colorado State University and a BA in economics from Columbia University. Before earning his doctorate, Stephan served for four years as a lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force.

• Fed Publications

Title	Date	Publication	Author(s)	Type
Making Financial Markets Safer for Consumers: Lessons from Consumer Goods Markets and Beyond	December, 2009	Vol. 1, No. 1	Stephan Whitaker; Thomas J Fitzpatrick IV; Daniel A Littman;	Forefront
	Abstract: In the wake of the mortgage meltdown, policymakers are discussing how best to protect consumers in financial product markets. The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland hosted a seminar, “Consumer Protection in Financial Product Markets,” in September 2009 to exchange ideas with other regulators about consumer protection and the role of the courts.
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Video: Forefront Roundtable	December, 2009	Vol. 1, No. 1	Stephan Whitaker; Thomas J Fitzpatrick IV; Daniel A Littman;	Forefront
	Abstract: Watch economists with the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland discuss their takeaways from the September 11, 2009, seminar on consumer protection.
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